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Herne Bay Sign Jack Parter

Herne Bay Sign Jack Parter

Josh Allsopp17 May 2021 - 17:55
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Jack becomes ‘Part’ of Herne Bay

Herne Bay Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of Jack ‘Parts’ Parter.

27-year-old full-back Jack Parter hails from Faversham and was with Gillingham for six years as a scholar, signing a pro contract for the 2013/14 campaign, and playing in several first-team pre-season games, but was never given a shot at a first start. After loan spells at Ramsgate and Whitstable Town, he was released by the Gills in March 2014 and signed for Whitstable. He joined Tonbridge Angels in the summer of 2014, becoming their regular full-back, before trying his luck in the National South with Welling United during the close season in 2017. After being injured in pre-season he was then sent on loan to Kingstonian before his contract was terminated by mutual consent and re-joining Tonbridge in September 2017. He was in the Isthmian League Premier Division Team of the Season for 2018/19 when Angels won the protracted play-offs to gain promotion to the National South. Both of Jack’s seasons at Step Two were cut short by the Covid-19 pandemic and in April 2021 left Tonbridge to find a club closer to home. He clocked up 274 appearances for Angels, scoring seven goals.

Parts will be joining Herne Bay’s squad for the 2021/22 campaign which will see him join the likes of Laurence Harvey and Daniel Johnson.

First team manager, Ben Smith, had this to say on the first signing of the summer:
“Parts is a fantastic signing and once again shows our ambition as a club.
He’s a player that has experienced success and shown great consistency at a higher level.

It’s been in the background since he decided to leave Tonbridge Angels in order to play closer to home and with quality players you have to be patient as, quite rightly, there is a lot of competition for their signature so we are really pleased that he has bought into the plans here and feels that this is the right environment for his next challenge.”

Jack had this to say on finding a club closer to home: “I’m looking forward to this new challenge and excited to join a club that is going in the right direction and wants to continue to progress. I can’t wait to get started now and I’m looking forward to the season ahead with the boys and having the fans behind us pushing us on.”

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